Which Opponents Are the Chicago Bulls Most Likely to Dominate This Season?

LeBron James and the Miami Heat, who are looking for their third consecutive title, are not one of those teams. King James is clearly the best player in the world, and the rest of the roster is stocked full of championship-caliber talent.

The Indiana Pacers are also a tough opponent for Chicago, and the two teams should duke it out for the Central Division crown.

Nowadays, though, they are in rebuilding mode and one of the league's worst teams. That's why the Bulls shouldn't have a problem dominating the new-look squad in each of their three meetings this season.

It's unclear when Boston's franchise point guard Rajon Rondo, who tore his ACL last season, will return to the hardwood. But with or without him, the Celtics shouldn't be much of a threat for Chicago, although Rondo vs. Rose will be an entertaining matchup.

With Pierce and Garnett now members of the Brooklyn Nets, Jeff Green is expected to be the Celtics' new go-to scorer. That's not a good thing, seeing that he has averaged only 13.6 points for his career thus far.

They recently traded solid big man Marcin Gortat to the Washington Wizards for the injured Emeka Okafor and a protected first-round pick. It looks like they're making a huge attempt to land Andrew Wiggins in next year's draft, which makes sense.

As a result, Phoenix will likely get blown out a ton of times this season, including twice against the Bulls.

A roster which consists of guys like P.J. Tucker, Gerald Green and Archie Goodwin just isn't very talented and isn't going to scare anybody. And rookie center Alex Len isn't expected to be a megastar right off the bat.

Who's going to stop Rose—Goran Dragic? And who's going to shut down Boozer? Hey don't laugh, Booz put up 28 points and 14 boards in a game versus the Suns last season.

While the Suns may be the worst team around, the Philadelphia 76ers aren't too far behind.

Philly's roster doesn't possess a smorgasbord of All-Stars, no doubt about it. There are a few solid players, though, like Evan Turner and Thaddeus Young. Yet the Bulls will likely crush them whenever they meet.

All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday could've given Rose a little trouble. However, Philadelphia dealt him to the New Orleans Pelicans this past summer for lottery pick Nerlens Noel, who may not play a single minute this season due to a torn ACL.

The Sixers will start rookie Michael Carter-Williams at the point. Although the 6'6" former Syracuse star is taller than Rose (6'3"), he's going to get schooled by the 2011 MVP. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. Rose will leave MCW in the dust, basically saying, "Welcome to the league, rook."

Joakim Noah had an unbelievable triple-double last February against the Sixers. The All-Star center recorded 23 points, 21 rebounds and a ridiculous 11 blocks. Maybe he'll have a similar performance versus Philly this season.

Like Phoenix, the Sixers should be in the running to draft Wiggins or another future star to build around.

And in the meantime, the Bulls will get an easy win whenever Philadelphia is the opponent.